2024

Politics & Government

Harris is taking the lead on gun violence prevention. Will she reach young people?

5:00am January 19, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris has been holding events at the White House and around the country on gun violence prevention. It's part of an effort to reach young voters and voters of color.

Ahead of his speech, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended a small wreath-laying ceremony at the National Memorial Arch in Valley Forge National Historical Park on Jan. 5, 2024.

Biden says the fight for democracy is at the heart of his 2024 rematch with Trump

4:57pm January 05, 2024

President Biden used his first campaign event of 2024 to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, saying his likely opponent, former President Donald Trump, posed a serious risk to democracy.

Global wishes for 2024: Pay for family leave. Empower Black men. Respect rural voices

12:25pm January 04, 2024

by NPR Staff

We asked leaders in global health and development to share their wishes for the new year. Here's what they hope will happen in the year ahead. And readers, we'd like to hear from you.

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Need a New Year's resolution? Here are 50 ways to improve your life in 2024

9:01am December 26, 2023

Scroll through Life Kit's New Year's Resolution Planner to find the perfect goal this year, whether it's exercising more, paying off your credit card debt or having more fun.

Stanley Piper talks with Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, N.H. on Dec. 8, 2023.

Politics & Government

The New Hampshire primary is a little unusual for Democrats this year

5:00am December 14, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Rep. Dean Phillips sees an opening for his long-shot presidential bid because President Biden won't be on the New Hampshire primary ballot.

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Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in November 2018.

How should the media cover Trump and Biden in 2024? One man has an answer

10:27am December 12, 2023

What have journalists learned from covering the 2016 and 2020 elections? How can we do better? We asked the man who led The Washington Post through the Trump presidency.

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The Lesser-Known Candidate Forum featured 20 of the people who will be on the New Hampshire primary ballot, including (l to r) Donald Picard, Paperboy Love Prince, Richard Rist and Vermin Supreme.

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A postcard from the Lesser-Known Candidate Forum, a New Hampshire primary tradition

5:00am December 08, 2023

by Tamara Keith

In New Hampshire, it's relatively easy to get your name on the presidential primary ballot — so there's a slew of lesser-known candidates seeking a spotlight for ideas and, well, performance art.

Vice President Harris speaks to leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023.

In Dubai, Harris deals with 2 issues important to young voters: climate and Gaza

6:46pm December 02, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians.

People gather in San Francisco to watch a debate on Fox News between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Politics & Government

DeSantis-Newsom 'debate' offers window into the future of warring visions of America

9:17am December 01, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

There couldn't be two governors with more opposite ideologies than the Florida Republican and the California Democrat, but few minds were likely changed.

Anti-war activists protest outside of the White House during a pro-Palestinian demonstration asking for a cease-fire in Gaza in Washington on Nov. 4.

In a tale of two protests, a stark divide among young voters on the Israel-Hamas war

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Elena Moore

Young voters lean toward Democrats but amid the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, many Gen Z and millennial Americans are trying to find where they fit in the party - if at all.